The Russian Foreign Ministry promised to respond to the expulsion of the diplomat by the Moldovan authorities.

The Russian Foreign Ministry promised to respond to the expulsion of the diplomat by the Moldovan authorities.

Moldova's decision to declare persona non grata as an employee of the Russian embassy in Chisinau is part of a destructive anti-Russian move; These actions will not go unanswered by the Russian side, said the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova. "This decision by the Moldovan authorities is part of the destructive anti-Russian move by the official Chisinau, whose goal is the complete destruction of centuries-old Russia-Moldova relations and the severing of ties between the peoples of the two countries," Zakharova said in a commentary published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday.